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STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
Area.—661 acres (including the Temple and Tidal Water and foreshore).
Population.—Census 1951, 5,268.
Annual Rateable Value.—As at October, 1951, £6,495,526.
Annual Sum received from Penny General Rate.—Estimated £26,700.
Births:— Total. M. F.
Legitimate . 37 23 14 Birth Rate per 1,000 resident
Live Births, Illegitimate 3 3 — population, 1951 7.59
Still Births - — — Rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births —
Deaths :—
Deaths under 1 year (Legitimate 1 1 —
Illegitimate 2 2 — Death Rate per 1,000 resident population 12.91
Deaths (all ages) 68 45 23
Deaths, Infants under 4 weeks of age 3 3 —
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age :—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 75.00
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 27.03
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 666.67
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Notifications received :— Total cases notified.
Acute Primary Pneumonia 1
Dysentery 2
Measles 29
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1
Erysipelas 1
Scarlet Fever 3
Tuberculosis 17
Whooping Cough 3
SMALLPOX AND TYPHUS FEVER CONTACTS.
Cases of Smallpox occurred on a ship arriving at London. Contacts were allowed to leave the
ship on condition that they gave to the Port Health Authorities their names and the addresses of
their destination. These names and addresses were communicated to the Medical Officers of Health
of the districts to which the contacts were proceeding, who were responsible for surveillance of the
contacts. In the City, enquiries were made in regard to 7 contacts and appropriate action taken.
ANALYTICAL EXAMINATIONS.
(Other than under Food and Drugs Act).
Atmospheric Pollution 24 Nuts 2
Chocolate 2 Rainwater 12
Coffee 1 Sandwich Spread (tinned) 2
Epsom Salts 1 Sausages 7
Fish (tinned) 8 Sausage Meat 7
Fruit (tinned) 10 Soup (tinned) 2
Jelly 1 Stomach Content 1
Meat (tinned) 3 Tomato Paste (tinned) 2
Meat (minced) 2 Vegetables (tinned) 2
Milk 1 Vomit 1
Mushrooms (dried) 1
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The following specimens were examined during the year :—
Brandy Essence 1 Meat (tinned) 5
Chocolate 1 Mince Pie 1
Custard with Brandy Essence 1 Rectal Swabs 2
Dried Egg Powder 2 Sausage Meat 2
Faeces 14 Sausage (tinned) 3
Fish (tinned) 1 Sage and Onion Stuffing 1
Flour 1 Sputum 5
Ham (tinned) 20 Turkey Stuffing 1
Lard 1 Vomit 1
Luncheon Sausage 1 Well Water 2
Mushrooms (dried) 2 Xmas Pudding 1
Meat 3
DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN.
Quantity provided to private practitioners Nil.